Mailman Bring Me No More Blues

Buddy Holly

RockEasy for beginners4 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

 
Capo on 1st fret
              Mailman Bring Me No More Blues:Buddy Holly. 
Album - Buddy Holly - released 1958. 
Also released as a single. 
 
              (.) 
 
INTRO: A E (x2) 
 
#1. 
A                         A7 
Mailman, bring me no more blu.u.u.ues. 
D                         A 
Mailman, bring me no more blu.u.u.es. 
E                  D            A  E 
One little letter, is all I can use. 
 
#2. 
    A                      A7 
She wrote me, only one sad li.i.i.ine. 
D                        A 
Told me, she's no longer mi.i.i.ine. 
    E        D                   A   E 
Mr. Mailman..that'll do for some time. 
 
 
(INSTRUMENTAL:) 
 
#3. 
A               A7 
Cry..like never before.ore.ore.ore 
   D                     A 
So hard..couldn't cry no more.ore.ore.ore 
E                     D                 A  E 
Shoo, shoo, mailman...stay away from my door. 
 
#4. 
A                         A7 
Mailman, bring me no more blu.u.u.ues. 
D                         A 
Mailman, bring me no more blu.u.u.es. 
E                  D            A   
One little letter, is all I can use. 
 
 
 
A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Chord set

A · E · A7 · D

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.